EU AI Act provisions on general-purpose AI models will be enforced from August 2, 2025, with national authorities designated for oversight.
On August 1, 2025, the European Commission reminded of the entrance into force, on August 2, 2025, of the provisions of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (the AI Act) on general-purpose artificial intelligence (AI) (GPAI) models.
AI governance
The Commission highlighted actions it has taken so far for AI governance, including:
- the adoption of rules to create the Scientific Penal of Experts under Article 68 of the AI Act; and
- the request for applications to join the AI Act Advisory Forum.
The Commission also noted that EU Member States have until August 2, 2025, to designate national competent authorities to implement, supervise, and enforce provisions related to AI systems. The Commission provided that it will publish a list of national competent authorities under the AI Act.
GPAI
The Commission also published, on August 1, 2025, its Opinion on the assessment of the GPAI Code of Practice. The Commission concluded that the GPAI Code adequately covers the obligations provided for in Articles 53 and 55 of the AI Act and meets the aims according to Article 56 of the AI Act. The EU AI Board also published its Conclusion on the Assessment of the Code on the same date.
This follows the publication of the GPAI Code of Practice on July 9, 2025.You can read the press release here.